Friday night Joe and I ventured out of our little town of Monroe to head to the part of Seattle called Capital Hill. A co-worker had suggested this little Italian pizzeria for a night out and I'm so glad she did.
Via Tribunali has five locations in Seattle. Capital Hill is their first pizzeria that was opened in 2004. The restaurant was built in an auto body shop of all places. It's very small, but absolutely brilliant. There are high ceilings, glowing stained glass fixtures, a long bar made out of dark rich wood, cozy booths and of course a true wood-fired oven. A team of mason's actually came from Naples to build it bringing the bricks with them.
Our waiter was a darling little man who had such a thick Italian accent it was hard to understand him. Their menu is basically all types of authentic Neaopolitan pizza, but here was our experience: Joe ordered me a glass of red wine from Southern Italy that was delicious. Our appetizer was all sorts of prosciutto, olives and chunks of parmesan cheese. Heaven! Our pizza was exactly what I would imagine having if I were in Naples myself. It was called Quattro Stagioni and it had pomodora, mozzarella, prosciutto cotto, mushroom, salame picante. The pizza was soft and fragrant and melted in your mouth. Joe and I were overwhelmed with the flavor.
It was a wonderful authentic dinner and we will be back! Buon appetito!
